Morton Grove, IL Night Sky Brightness
Morton Grove, IL's night sky, measured from orbit
Satellite radiance puts Morton Grove in the suburban band. Light dome dominates much of the sky. Only the brightest stars and planets stand out clearly. Morton Grove's sky is brighter than 60.6% of the 3,206 cities in this dataset.
Note the source: a satellite reading of upward light, not a visual Bortle scale reading. The two measure related but different things, explained in the Bortle scale guide.
Where to go for a darker sky near Morton Grove
The closest place in this dataset with a meaningfully darker sky is Wilmette, IL, roughly 4 miles away in a straight line, rated suburban edge. Road distance will be more.
Wilmette, IL is itself still a measured city, not a designated dark-sky park, this only compares against the 3,206 places this dataset covers.
How Morton Grove compares nationally
About 24,467 people live in Morton Grove, IL, sized enough to appear in this dataset of 3,206 incorporated US cities. Morton Grove's position, 1,933 of 3,206, darkest to brightest, comes from the sampling method the methodology guide sets out.